DS has had very swollen tonsils for a few days now with a low grade fever. I haven't taken him to the GP as he's been fine once he's had some nurofen and he's even been going to school. However this evening since being asleep he sounds like he's really struggling to breathe and is having episodes of sleep apnoea. I keep having to shake him to get him to catch his breath. Literally he will only take one breath before going into the sleep apnoea style rasping and then stopping breathing for a few seconds. He can only be getting one normal lung full of air every 30 seconds.
He's still asleep but is this something which needs immediate medical attention? I know if I woke him up he would be breathing fine as he has been all day so I'm right to wait until the morning for a GP appointment right? He's five years old so of course if he was a baby/toddler then I'd probably be in A&E right now and not sitting here typing this!